The severe weather began in Denver just after 13:00 LT, with an NWS employee and trained spotters measuring 2.5 cm (1 inch) hail near Edgewater and central Denver. Golf ball-sized hail reaching 4.4 cm (1.75 inches) was recorded in northwest Denver at 13:10 LT, with another report of 2.5 cm (1 inch) hail just west of the city.
Between 13:11–13:20 LT, the storm intensified over southeast and east Denver, dropping 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) hail and several 2.5 cm (1 inch) hail. A trained spotter confirmed the city’s largest measured hailstone of 4.4 cm (1.75 inches) 6.4 km (4 miles) east of Denver at 13:22 LT.
As the activity moved east, additional hail reports ranged from 2.2–3.2 cm (0.88–1.25 inches) across east Denver, followed by a 2.5 cm (1 inch) public report northwest of the city at 13:33 LT. Simultaneously, the storm affected Douglas County, where the public reported 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) hail near Chatfield Reservoir and 3.2 cm (1.25 inches) hail east of Greenland…